After the end of the Sri Lanka tour, Indian players have got a break of about 43 days. After the break, the Indian cricket team will play two Test matches and three T20 matches against Bangladesh at home from September 19. Team India will be announced soon for the home Test series against Bangladesh.
… then Rohit will break this record of Sehwag
In the Test series against Bangladesh, all eyes will be on Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who will want to perform brilliantly with the bat. Rohit will also have a chance to make a great record in this Test series. If Rohit hits 7 sixes in this series, he will become the batsman who has hit the most sixes in Test cricket for India.
Rohit Sharma will leave behind former opener Virender Sehwag, who played 103 Test matches for India and hit 90 sixes. Rohit Sharma has played 59 Test matches so far, in which he has hit 84 sixes. Mahendra Singh Dhoni is at number three in this list with 78 sixes. Sachin Tendulkar is at fourth and Ravindra Jadeja is at fifth position.
Indians who hit most sixes in test cricket
Virender Sehwag – 90 sixes in 178 innings
Rohit Sharma – 84 sixes in 101 innings
MS Dhoni – 78 sixes in 144 innings
Sachin Tendulkar – 69 sixes in 329 innings
Ravindra Jadeja – 64 sixes in 105 innings
Rohit Sharma is also the batsman who has hit the most sixes in international cricket. 37-year-old Rohit has played a total of 483 matches in all three formats, in which he has hit a total of 620 sixes. Rohit is the player who has hit the most sixes in T20 International. Rohit hit 205 sixes in 159 T20 International matches. Rohit is second in terms of hitting the most sixes in ODI cricket. Rohit has 331 sixes in 265 ODI International matches.
Stokes has hit the most sixes in Tests
English captain Ben Stokes holds the record for hitting the most sixes in Test cricket. Ben Stokes has hit 131 sixes in 190 Test innings so far. He is followed by former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum (107 sixes in 176 innings) and Australian legend Adam Gilchrist (100 sixes in 137 innings).
Let us tell you that the Indian cricket team has to play 10 Test matches in the next 111 days (3 months 19 days) from 19 September. While overall, in 5 months, apart from 10 Tests, 8 T20 and 3 ODI matches have to be played. After Bangladesh, India has to play three Test matches against New Zealand and five Test matches against Australia on their soil.
Bangladesh tour of India
First Test- Chennai- September 19-23
2nd Test – Kanpur – September 27 to October 1
1st T20 – Gwalior – 6 October
2nd T20 – Delhi – 9 October
3rd T20 – Hyderabad – October 12
New Zealand tour of India (2024)
October 16-20: First Test, Bengaluru
October 24-28: 2nd Test, Pune
November 1-5: 3rd Test, Mumbai
Indian team tour of Australia (November-January 2025)
November 22-26: First Test, Perth
December 6-10: Second Test, Adelaide
December 14-18: Third Test, Brisbane
December 26-30: Fourth Test, Melbourne
Jan 03-07: Fifth Test, Sydney
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)